Lenny DiNardo
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| Oakland Athletics — No. -- | |
| Relief Pitcher | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 23, 2004 for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Record | 1-3 |
| Strikeouts | 53 |
| ERA | 5.53 |
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Leonard Edward (Lenny) DiNardo (born September 19, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is a relief pitcher who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics organization. DiNardo bats and throws left handed.
[edit] Professional career
In 1998, the Boston Red Sox selected DiNardo in the 10th round of the free agent draft, but he did not sign, opting to attend Stetson University instead. Three years later, he would sign with the New York Mets when they selected him in the 3rd round. In the summer of 2001, DiNardo made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets Single-A affiliate.
In 2002, he played for the Columbia Mets in the South Atlantic League, another Single-A farm team of the Mets.
In 2003, he split time between St. Lucie (Single-A) and Binghamton (Double-A). He pitched well enough to warrant being selected by the Boston Red Sox during the Rule 5 draft on December 15.
As is the requirement with Rule 5 selections, DiNardo would remain on the Red Sox major league roster during the entire 2004 season. He began the season on the disabled list and made his Major League debut on April 23 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. DiNardo spent much of the second half of the season back on the disabled list.
Having satisfied the requirement of keeping DiNardo on the major league roster, the Red Sox sent the pitcher to Triple-A Pawtucket to start the 2005 season. He was recalled to the major league club five different times during the year.
In 2006, DiNardo made six starts in place of the injured David Wells. However, he spent a lot of time on the disabled list himself, due to a neck injury.
To prepare for the 2007 MLB season, DiNardo played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.
On February 14th, 2007, the Oa d Athletics claimed DiNardo off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
